Boys Basketball | Morris Herald-News
Here is the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference boys basketball team, as voted on by I-8 coaches.
Brady Pettigrew earned first-team All-State honors. Nedas Venckus made third-team. Two of the area's top prospects are headed to the next level. Here's who else earned postseason recognition.
In front of its home crowd, Wilmington's boys basketball team claimed the Class 2A regional championship with a 54-43 win over Seneca on Friday night.
Woodland's boys basketball team scored the night’s initial six points, built its advantage to double digits by the close of that quarter and withstood a couple second-half runs to top Newark 57-38 and claim the Class 1A Woodland Regional championship.
Marquette and St. Bede advanced to Friday's championship of the Class 1A Serena Regional with semifinal wins over Midland and Dwight on Wednesday night on Al Stegman Court.
Minooka's boys basketball team saw its season end with an 81-46 loss to Peoria Richwoods at the Class 4A Minooka Regional semifinals Wednesday night.
Morris traded a handful of lead changes and four first-quarter ties with Kankakee, but the Kays proved too much to handle in a 25-point decision in the IHSA Class 3A Geneseo Regional semifinals on Wednesday.
Coal City defeated Manteno by a 45-37 final in the IHSA Class 2A Manteno Regional quarterfinals Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
In a game that saw neither team lead by more than two possessions until the final seconds, Coal City prevailed at Manteno in a Class 2A Regional quarterfinal battle Monday.
Morris' RJ Kennedy scored a career-high 28 points to lead his team to a 52-41 win over Sterling in the Class 3A Geneseo Regional.
Dwight defeated Marquette 70-65 on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 at Marseilles Elementary School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.
The Dwight boys basketball team grabbed the early lead in Saturday night's Tri-County Conference game against Marquette and hung on down the stretch for a 70-65 triumph at Marseilles Elementary School.
Behind nine 3-pointers, the Woodland Warriors cruised to a 78-44 win against Seneca at the Warrior Dome and clinched the Tri-County Conference title outright, finishing 9-0 in conference play.
See what to expect from local teams this boys basketball postseason, which begins Monday.
Wilmington outscored Manteno 60-35 at Manteno High School on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.
Woodland's boys basketball team shot a blazing 62.8% from the field and held off a frantic fourth-quarter comeback effort from Dwight to clinch at least a share of the Tri-County Conference title with a 77-69 win Friday night.
Clifton Central held on for a 54-53 win at Gardner-South Wilmington in the River Valley Conference Tournament semifinals Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.